PITZHANGER MANOR & GALLERY TRUST
Registered charity 1152434 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PITZHANGER MANOR TRUST
MUSEUM, ART GALLERY, HISTORIC HOUSE
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a small overall surplus of £12,483 for the year, driven by increased admissions and commercial income. However, the Trustees note that continued solvent operation beyond the twelve-month period will require an increase in commercial revenues and fundraising support. Free unrestricted reserves of £226,531 fall slightly short of the stated policy target of approximately £250,000.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: London Borough of Ealing management fee (27% of income)
“London Borough of Ealing management fee 357,250”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £227k; policy: three months’ core operating costs in reserve, approximately £250,000)
“At the end of the year, free reserves are £226,531 which the Trustees acknowledge falls slightly short of the target set”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Trustees note that continued solvent operation beyond the twelve month period will require an increase in commercial revenues and fundraising support.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees and connected persons contributed £2,353 by way of individual and corporate donations.
“The Trustees (and people connected with them) contributed £2,353 (2024: £200) during the year by way of individual and corporate donations.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Pitzhanger Trading Limited
“Pitzhanger Trading Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of PMGT, was set up in November 2018” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Rebecca Lyons — Director (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Art Fund — “© Will Hartley for Art Fund 2025” (source page)
- Garfield Weston Foundation — “Celebrating Our Partnership with the Garfield Weston Foundation Garfield Weston Foundation supports Pitzhanger’s outreach, enriching educati…” (source page)
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£304k
Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (44% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 23.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Howell Malcolm Plowden Jameschair
- Caroline Worthington
- Dr Gareth James Shaw
- Jane Elizabeth Cooper
- Jennifer McPherson Gubbins
- Jon Timothy Ashby Ball
- Katherine Sarah Rolfe
- Michael Alan Fisher
- Somil Goyal
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Ealing
Income and spending
Common questions
Is PITZHANGER MANOR & GALLERY TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a small overall surplus of £12,483 for the year, driven by increased admissions and commercial income. However, the Trustees note that continued solvent operation beyond the twelve-month period will require an increase in commercial revenues and fundraising support. Free unrestricted reserves of £226,531 fall slightly short of the stated policy target of approximately £250,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.
Who funds PITZHANGER MANOR & GALLERY TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PITZHANGER MANOR & GALLERY TRUST as a grant recipient include THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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